“San'in-Setouchi-Shikoku Expressway Pass” User Agreement(General Rules)
Article 1: These terms and conditions apply to the following San'in Setouchi Shikoku Expressway Passes (hereinafter "SEP") provided by West
Nippon Expressway Company Limited (hereinafter "NEXCO West") and Hyogo Prefectural Roads Corporation (hereinafter "Hyogo Roads"):
the 3-Day Pass; the 4-Day Pass; the 5-Day Pass; the 6-Day Pass; the 7-Day Pass; the 8-Day Pass; the 9-Day Pass; and the 10-Day Pass.

(Definition of Terms)
Article 2: Terms used within this user agreement are defined as follows, unless otherwise stated.
(1) Designated rental car company: Company in the rental car business designated by the Company to rent out vehicles
with which SEP can be used.
(2) Designated ETC card: ETC credit card whose use is admitted for the SEP user by the designated rental car company.
(3) Foreign person or equivalent: Foreigners with legal residence in Japan and Japanese holding a foreign permanent
residency permit.

(Covered Vehicles)
Article 3: Vehicles that can be used with SEP are limited to standard-size ETC vehicles rented out by designated branches of designated rental carcompanies (light motor vehicles can also be used, but the price will be equal to that for standard-size vehicles).

(Covered Sections)
Article 4: Sections covered by SEP (hereafter: “Covered Areas") are listed in the following table.
Table
Road Name

Section Name

Shin-Meishin Expressway

Kobe JCT - Kawanishi IC

Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway

Sanda-nishi IC - Kasuga IC

Chugoku Expressway

Takarazuka IC - Shimonoseki IC (including the Sayo Honsen tollgate)
Kobe-kita IC - Miyajima Smart IC (including the Onomichi Honsen tollgate)
Iwakuni IC - Yamaguchi-minami IC
Ube IC - Habu IC (including the Ube Honsen tollgate)
Kobe-nishi IC (including the Kobe-nishi Honsen tollgate)

San’yo Expressway

Hayashima IC (including the Hayashima Honsen tollgate)

Harima Expressway

Harima JCT – Shiso JCT

Okayama Expressway

Okayama-Soja IC - Ukan IC

Hiroshima Expressway

Hiroshima-Seifu-Shinto IC - Hiroshima-kita IC

Yonago Expressway

Kuse IC - Yonago IC

San’in Expressway

Matsue-Tamatsukuri IC - Izumo IC

Matsue Expressway

Mitoya-Kisuki IC

Hamada Expressway

Oasa IC - Hamada IC
Naruto IC - Onohara IC (including the Naruto-Honsen tollgate)
Sakaide IC (including the Sakaide-Honsen tollgate)

Takamatsu Expressway
Tokushima Expressway

Matsushige Smart IC - Ikawa-Ikeda IC
Tokushima JCT – Tokushima Okinosu IC

Tokushima-Nanbu Expressway

Mishima-Kawanoe IC - Ozu IC
Iyo-Komatsu IC
Ozu-Kitatada IC - Seiyo-Uwa IC

Matsuyama Expressway
Kochi Expressway

Shingu IC - Susaki-higashi IC

Bantan Renraku Road

Hanada Honsen tollgate - Wadayama IC
Tozaka IC - Santo IC

Kita-Kinki Toyooka Expressway(Tozaka Tunnel)
Hiroshima Iwakuni Road

Hatsukaichi IC - Otake IC

Hiroshima Kure Road

Niho IC - Kure IC

Yasugi RoadYonago-nishi IC - Higashi-Izumo IC

Gotsu Road

Gotsu IC - Hamada-higashi ICImabari-Komatsu Road

Iyo Komatsu-kita IC - Imabari Yunoura IC* Smart IC may have restrictions on vehicle type and usage time.

(Covered Road Use)
Article 5: SEP applies to road use as follows. Road use not listed is not covered by SEP and requires separate payment. As far as listed road use isconcerned, there is no limit on the number of uses, provided that use occurs within the registered period designated in Article 6.
(1) Road use entering and exiting IC within Covered Areas.
(2) In case of road use entering from an IC within a covered area and exiting on an IC outside of Covered Areas, or entering from an IC
outside of Covered Areas and exiting on an IC inside a covered area, road use between the IC within a covered area that was entered orexited and the terminal IC within the covered area during this road use (Additional toll fees are governed by Article 9, Paragraph 2., Item(2).).

(Covered Period)
Article 6: SEP may be used from March 25, 2017 until such date as otherwise defined by NEXCO West (hereinafter the "Effective Period").
Within the Effective Period, SEP may be used during the periods shown in the table below for the respective, pre-registered 3-Day, 4-Day, 5Day,6-Day, 7-Day, 8-Day, 9-Day or 10-Day options. Note that period during which applications for each option are accepted is the same as theEffective Period. However, if an application is made whereby the duration of use exceeds the Effective Period, then any travel outside theEffective Period will not be covered by the SEP. TableTypeDuration

3 daysMaximum of 3 consecutive days4 days

Maximum of 4 consecutive days

5 days

Maximum of 5 consecutive days

6 daysMaximum of 6 consecutive days

7 daysMaximum of 7 consecutive days

8 daysMaximum of 8 consecutive days

9 daysMaximum of 9 consecutive days

10 days

Maximum of 10 consecutive days

(Conditions of Use)
Article 7: In order to use SEP on highways, all of the below requirements must be met.
(1) Being a foreign person or equivalent.
(2) Carrying a passport or permanent residency card proving the preceding requirement.
(3) Carrying a driver license proving the ability to drive in Japan.
(4) Using a designated ETC card.
(5) Consenting to this user agreement.

(Usage)Article 8:
1. Please rent a vehicle from a designated rental car company and pick up your designated ETC card. Also, please apply through a counter at adesignated branch of the designated rental car company.

2. Please observe relevant laws and regulations and ETC usage instructions, and drive highways with the ETC-specific passage at entrances byusing the above-mentioned vehicle and designated ETC card. In case of closed ETC lanes at entrances, take a road ticket and proceed on ageneral lane, then go to a general lane (staffed or with an automated payment machine) at the exit, using your road ticket and designated ETC
card for payment.
In case of closed ETC lanes at exits, go to a general lane (staffed or with an automated payment machine), and use your designated ETC card.

3. At tollgates with highway use instruction panels showing road fees, on on-board ETC device monitors and via ETC device voice output,
hypothetical fees that would occur if SEP were not used will be announced, but as long as the SEP coverage requirements are satisfied, theannounced fees will not be applied.

4. At the end of your travel, please return your vehicle and designated ETC card to the designated rental car company.

(Pricing)
Article 9:
1. SEP pricing follows the table below.

TypeSelling Price

3 days

10,700 yen

4 days

11,700 yen

5 days12,700yen

6 days13,700 yen

7 days

14,700 yen

8 days

15,700 yen

9 days

16,700 yen

10 days

17,700 yen

2. For usage not covered by SEP, payment of toll fees according to the following items is required. Charged usage fees are displayed on highway
use instruction panels.
(1) In case of use of roads not listed in Article 4, road use not covered by Article 5, or road use outside of the registered period according toArticle 6, such road use is not covered by SEP and payment of toll fees for said road use (fees displayed on highway use instructionpanels) is required.
(2) In case of road use according to Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item (2), payment of toll fees for road use between the terminal IC within thecovered area and the IC used for entry or exit outside Covered Areas is required.

3. Payment of SEP usage fee and fees for road use not covered by SEP must be made at a designated counter of a designated rental car company.

(Cancellation)
Article 10: SEP cannot be canceled under any circumstances once road use governed by Article 5 and within the usage period specified in Article
6 has occurred. SEP can only be canceled if road use governed by Article 5 using the designated ETC card has not yet occurred within the usage
period specified in Article 6.

(Voiding)
Article 11: SEP becomes void in the following cases.
(1) If used for improper driving.

(Personal Information) Article 12:
1. The Company will receive personal information allowing it to verify the identity of SEP users from designated rental companies.

2. Customers' personal information will be handled in accordance with the Company's privacy guidelines.

(Disclaimer)
Article 13: The Company is exempted from all responsibility for any damages incurred by the SEP applicant in the following cases.
(1) SEP use is affected by circumstances beyond the Company's control.
(2) SEP use is affected by traffic stops or impediments (e.g. traffic jams).
(3) SEP use is affected by natural disaster or other force majeure.

(Modification of Terms of Use) Article
14:
1. This use agreement can be modified in special circumstances.

2. Hyogo Roads shall not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of amendments in the section above.
March 25, 2017, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Date of revision: April 1, 2019
Date of revision: April 1, 2023
Date of revision: October 1, 2024